ISKANDAR PUTERI, July 9 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has guaranteed that should the coalition retain control of Johor, the state will remain fully aligned with the federal government's initiatives.

The Umno president pointed out that BN already administers Johor, while simultaneously serving as a key component of the unity government at the federal level.

"There is no cause for concern as I lead BN as the national chairman, while Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi is the coalition's Johor state chairman.

"I will personally ensure that the Johor state government will remain aligned with the federal government in Putrajaya," he said during a BN community programme in Kota Iskandar last night.

The event was attended...